Comments on: CV Lies – Should you ever lie on your CV? http://www.jobsite.co.uk/insider/cv-lies-should-you-ever-lie-on-your-cv-1293/ News and views inside Jobsite Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David http://www.jobsite.co.uk/insider/cv-lies-should-you-ever-lie-on-your-cv-1293/comment-page-1/#comment-41548 David Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.jobsite.co.uk/insider/?p=1293#comment-41548 There's a big difference betwwen lying (claiming qualifications you haven't got, for example) and embellishment (such as making your previous position sound more responsible than it actually was). The latter of these is fair game, as most employers and recruitment agencies do exactly the same in their job adverts. E.G. "You need to be a self-starter who can generate new business". Translation: "We've got no marketing budget, so you'll have to trudge round the streets knocking on doors". There’s a big difference betwwen lying (claiming qualifications you haven’t got, for example) and embellishment (such as making your previous position sound more responsible than it actually was).

The latter of these is fair game, as most employers and recruitment agencies do exactly the same in their job adverts. E.G. “You need to be a self-starter who can generate new business”. Translation: “We’ve got no marketing budget, so you’ll have to trudge round the streets knocking on doors”.

]]> By: Graham http://www.jobsite.co.uk/insider/cv-lies-should-you-ever-lie-on-your-cv-1293/comment-page-1/#comment-41255 Graham Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.jobsite.co.uk/insider/?p=1293#comment-41255 Well considering how hard it is to get a job and the fierce competition in the job market, the number of people lying and bending the truth on CVs includes pretty much everyone. Fact is if you want to get ahead and get a job then you have no choice but to stretch facts. Well considering how hard it is to get a job and the fierce competition in the job market, the number of people lying and bending the truth on CVs includes pretty much everyone. Fact is if you want to get ahead and get a job then you have no choice but to stretch facts.

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